Accelerated Master of Arts in Biological Sciences

Western Michigan University

This program is open to WMU undergraduate students who meet the following:

You are enrolled as a biological sciences major at WMU
You have completed a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 96 credit hours in your undergraduate program, including credits earned from advanced placement, or you are a transfer student who has completed 30 total credits at WMU and 15 credits of BIOS courses at WMU
You have a minimum accumulated grade point average of 3.25 at WMU and 3.5 in biological sciences classes

Minimum English proficiency test scores:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 80 iBT

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic: 6.5

Pearson Test of English, Academic Module (PTE): 54

Michigan English Test (MET): 57

Application deadlines:

There are two deadlines for the accelerated M.A. program annually: October 1 and February 1.